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Scranton native and teacher Jill Telford has recently released her newest imagination-developing children's book, "Luki and The Rocket Power Shoes."

Similar to the other books she has published, the book allows children to illustrate their own pictures and act out events in the story with their favorite characters. The book published by Fly Away Publishing is intended for children ages 4 to 9.

"Luki and The Rocket Power Shoes" focuses on a little boy named Luki, who has a pair of shoes that, when he pumps them, make him move super fast.

"The purpose of these books is to help children use their imaginations through creativity, allow them to think for themselves and to have fun while learning," Miss Telford said.

The author says that she came up with the book in a very interesting way and that her children are the beta testers for all her books.

"My books start out as on-the-spot stories I tell my children or family. Then if they like it, I write it down," Miss Telford said. "I came up with the idea for children to illustrate the book themselves when I had no illustrator to do images for the book."

"Luki and The Rocket Power Shoes" is available from online booksellers as booth hard copy and for e-readers.

Contact the writer: jpetro@timesshamrock.com"Luki and The Rocket Power Shoes"

Author: Jill Telford

Publisher: Fly Away Publishing

Pages: 44

Price: $4.74

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